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Monkey Punch

Monkey Punch

1937–2019 Hamanakacho 11 series, 44 with collected and international editions 765 issues
1 award

Japanese manga artist born May 26, 1937, died April 11, 2019. Born Katsuji Katō, he created Lupin III in 1967, first serialized in Weekly Manga Action, which became the basis for a long-running multimedia franchise including numerous anime series and films. He won the Inkpot Award in 1981.

Name
Monkey Punch
Issues
765
Series
44
Collected Editions
1
International Editions
33
Awards
Inkpot Award (1981)
Also Known As
Kazuhiko Kato, モンキー・パンチ, 加藤 一彦, 加東 一彦, ムタ永二, かとう・一彦
Gender
Male
Birth Date
May 26, 1937
Death Date
April 11, 2019
Birth Place
Hamanakacho
Country
Japan
Links

Series
Weekly Shonen Champion

Weekly Shonen Champion (1969)

Akita Shoten

2648 issues

Lupin Sansei: Neighbor World Princess

Lupin Sansei: Neighbor World Princess (2022)

Akita Shoten

19 issues

Lupin the Third Anthology

Lupin the Third Anthology (2022)

Carlsen Verlag

2 issues

Lupin III: Greatest Heists

Lupin III: Greatest Heists (2021)

Seven Seas Entertainment

1 issue

Lupin III Anthology

Lupin III Anthology (2021)

Dargaud

1 issue

Aji Ichi Monme: Tabete Kaku! Mangaka-shoku Kikō

Aji Ichi Monme: Tabete Kaku! Mangaka-shoku Kikō (2017)

Shogakukan

3 issues

Lupin Sansei vs Meitantei Conan: The Movie

Lupin Sansei vs Meitantei Conan: The Movie (2015)

Shogakukan

2 issues

Lupin Sansei vs Meitantei Conan

Lupin Sansei vs Meitantei Conan (2013)

Shogakukan

1 issue

Lupin Sansei H

Lupin Sansei H (2010)

Futabasha

3 issues

Lupin Sansei M: Neo

Lupin Sansei M: Neo (2009)

Futabasha

5 issues

Issues
No. 52, 2025
#2810

No. 52, 2025

Weekly Shonen Champion (1969)

Nov 27, 2025

No. 51, 2025
#2809

No. 51, 2025

Weekly Shonen Champion (1969)

Nov 20, 2025

No. 50, 2025
#2808

No. 50, 2025

Weekly Shonen Champion (1969)

Nov 13, 2025

No. 48, 2025
#2806

No. 48, 2025

Weekly Shonen Champion (1969)

Oct 30, 2025

No. 47, 2025
#2805

No. 47, 2025

Weekly Shonen Champion (1969)

Oct 23, 2025

No. 44, 2025
#2802

No. 44, 2025

Weekly Shonen Champion (1969)

Oct 02, 2025

Volume 17
#17

Volume 17

Lupin Sansei: Neighbor World Princess (2022)

Oct 08, 2025

No. 43, 2025
#2801

No. 43, 2025

Weekly Shonen Champion (1969)

Sep 25, 2025

No. 39, 2025
#2797

No. 39, 2025

Weekly Shonen Champion (1969)

Aug 28, 2025

No. 35, 2025
#2794

No. 35, 2025

Weekly Shonen Champion (1969)

Jul 31, 2025

Frequent collaborators

Goseki Kojima

Goseki Kojima

Kazuo Kamimura

Kazuo Kamimura

Aki Ryūzan

Aki Ryūzan

Baron Yoshimoto

Baron Yoshimoto

Keiji Yoshitani

Keiji Yoshitani

Shirō Kasama

Shirō Kasama

Kazuo Koike

Kazuo Koike

Yokoyama Masamichi

Yokoyama Masamichi

Yousuke Saeki

Yousuke Saeki

Pairan

Pairan

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